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Saturn

name
/ˈsæt.ɚn/US/ˈsæt.ən/UK

Etymology

From Old English Sætern, from Latin Sāturnus, probably from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄 (satre), plausibly influenced by Latin satus, past participle of serere (“to sow”).

  1. derived from 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄
  2. derived from Sāturnus
  3. inherited from Sætern

Definitions

  1. The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times…

    The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.

  2. The god of fertility and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek Cronos.

  3. A former brand of car by GM (1985–2010).

    • Saturn promised us no-haggle purchasing and no-dent body panels.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Sable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of…

      Sable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of certain sovereign people and places as planets.

      • The Archiepiscopal See of Armagh bears Jupiter, a Pastoral Staff in Pale Luna, ensigned with a Cross Pattee Sol, surmounded by a Pall of the second, edged and fringed of the third, charged with four like Crosses Pattee Fitched Saturn.

    2. Lead (the metal).

    3. A car of the former Saturn brand by GM.

      • Remember that guy who worked in the warehouse who used to drive that blue Saturn? That guy was the best. I wonder where he is now?

    4. The Southeast Asian butterfly Zeuxidia amethystus, family Nymphalidae.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Saturn. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at saturn. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at saturn

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA